Rock Cycle

Which of the following statements is true about the rock cycle?

• Sedimentary rock can be changed only to metamorphic rock

• Any rock can be changed into any other type of rock

• Igneous rock can be changed to only sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Which type of rock usually forms near places where sediment builds up?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?

• Coal

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Metamorphic Rocks are formed by:

• Melting Igneous Rocks

• Cooling of Magma

• Weathering and Erosion

• Intense Heat and Pressure

The melted form of rocks underground it called?

• Lava

• Igneous rocks

• Magma

• Metamorphic rocks

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Rock

• Igneous Rock

The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form

• Color

• Grain size

• Chemical Composition